Santiago Peña Palacios is the Paraguayan Minister of Finance. Peña has a graduate degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Asunción (2001) and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Columbia University, New York. He taught Economic Theory at the Catholic University of Asunción. His professional career began as an analyst with the Industrial Development Fund in 1999. He then…
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Tom was appointed as the first Chief Executive of the Carbon Trust in 2001. Since then, he has grown the company to become a world leader in advising businesses, governments and the public sector on carbon emissions reduction and the development of low carbon technologies, markets and businesses. Since 2001 the Carbon Trust has helped thousands of businesses cut over £5.5 billion from their…
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Prashant is a Social Intrapreneur at Mindtree building open access digital platforms to enhance Grassroots Livelihood and Skills. He heads the social inclusion vertical at Mindtree. His current focus is to build technology enabled micro-businesses in the areas of waste management, small farmer agriculture, and community inclusion towards problem solving. He is the co-founder of “I Got Garbage”, a…
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Pilita Clark has been the Environment Correspondent at the Financial Times since 2011, covering issues ranging from climate change and renewable energy to wildlife and recycling, with a particular focus on the impact of low carbon policies on businesses and investors. She was previously the FT’s Aerospace Correspondent, Deputy News Editor on the main news desk, and Deputy Editor of the FT…
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James Cameron is Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute. He is also a member of HM Treasury's Infrastructure UK Advisory Council and GE's ecomagination advisory board, an advisor to the Climate Bonds Initiative, and a trustee member of the UK Green Building Council. He is the Chairman of start-ups ETIndex, which helps investors manage carbon risk, and Green Running. Mr Cameron was Co-…
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Mrs. Ferdaus Ara Begum is presently working as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD)-the national Public Private Dialogue (PPD) platform in the country. BUILD has partnership with three leading Chambers and also has a number of government and private MOU partners. In her present involvement she is maintaining a close relation with several government…
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Bernhard Puttinger, born in 1974, has more than 17 years of experience in the field of eco-innovation in various senior manager positions in research and business. He is a trained engineer in the field of energy and building technologies, certified ISO 14.000 / EMAS manager and holds an EMBA degree of Vienna university of economics and business administration. Since 2007 he is the CEO of Green…
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Dr. Waqar Masood Khan is an eminent economist with wide-ranging experience of both public and private sectors. He has done Ph.D in Economics and M.A. in Political Economy from Boston University Massachusetts, USA and has done M.A. in Economics and L.L.B. from University of Karachi. Presently, he is serving as Federal Secretary for Finance Division. Prior to this, Dr. Khan has held several…
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Monish Mahurkar is Director of Treasury Market Operations at IFC (World Bank Group) with responsibility for the institution’s global debt capital markets and fixed income activities including execution of IFC’s funding strategy and management of its cash and liquid asset portfolios. Previously Director of Treasury Client Solutions, Monish joined IFC in June 2012 with over 25 years of…
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Dr. Tore Godal is currently a special advisor to the Norwegian Prime Minister of Norway on global health issues. He has worked for the WHO, served as Executive Secretary for GAVI and spent time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He was critical in the UNDP, World Bank and WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, and launched the Roll Back Malaria Programme.
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